Senol Gunes claimed his side could have gone on to win against Benfica, despite trailing 3-0 just after 31 minutes in the Besiktas Arena.

Besiktas coach Senol Gunes was content with the spirit his side showed to overcome a 3-0 deficit and claim a point against Benfica to help their possibilities of Champions League progression.
Goals from Goncalo Guedes, Nelson Semedo and Ljubomir Fejsa gave the Portuguese champions a 3-0 lead inside 31 minutes to stun the home side.
Having said that, the Turkish champions responded in breathtaking style, with Cenk Tosun, Ricardo Quaresma and Vincent Aboubakar all netting to make sure the property side claimed a point.
Napoli’s 0-0 draw at residence to Dynamo Kiev indicates that the Serie A outfit are level on eight points with Benfica in the leading of Group B, with Besiktas a point behind.
Gunes claimed his side could have possibly completed the turnaround by snatching a late winner, and praised the character his team showed.
“We’re not happy using the draw, but happy for the 3-0 return. If we had an additional 5 minutes we could have won the game,” he said.
“It could be sad if we fail within this tournament as we gave a lot work to make a sturdy group.”
Tosun was the man accountable for providing Besiktas hope prior to the hour mark, and he reflected fondly on Aboubakar’s 89th-minute equaliser.
“There’s nothing at all like that feeling, I can’t even explain it,” Tosun told reporters soon after the game. “I believe you could inform it from my face, possibly someone has taken [a photo of] that moment; it was amazing.
“I believed even at 3-3 that we could uncover the fourth objective. Possibly if we had scored the third purpose earlier that would have happened, but we’re really content that we remained in the competitors.”
Quaresma scored a penalty with seven minutes remaining to bring the Besiktas crowd to life, establishing a grandstand finish.
“We had a poor 1st half. In case you sleep you’ll be punished,” Quaresma stated. “But we did excellent to come back with assistance of fans.”